Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-10
NEBRASKA

a corner lOt 10 the cry OF LlnCoih ~ns BUN
for go, 900 last Wednesday.
Lincoln is a candidate for the next annual
National League convention.
The Lincoln incsndescent light machinery
will soon be IN running order.
A meeting to perfect the organization oil
harities was held at Omaha last Monday
evening.
A sensation was created at Wymore Friday
by the finding OF a bomb On the door ELL OF
the Bank OF Wymore. IL was afterwards
found TO be a veIy harmless thing.
H. Oliver, who pleaded guilty to the charge
OF forging the name OF X. &. smith, was sen
ter sed to three years in the penitentiary by
the district court al Omaha Saturday.
The Citizt me- bank OF Atkinson has been
organised and articles OF Incorporation filed
with the secretary Of state. They have @ capt.
tai stock Of go, eco, divided into shares OF
sl0S each.
r, b. Spackmau and }. 8. shuck, two edi.
tors OF Fullerton, engaged IN q Knockout last
Saturday, both being worsted Ia the affair,
besides badly damaging a newspaper o6ce In
which Il occurred.
The lincoln w. G. r. U. hold services In
the jail at that place every Sunday afternoon.
During the services last Sunday, Biers, tire
condemned murderer, completely gave way
and wept like u child.
1t is rumored that Judge Crawford, OF the
Seventh district, proposes to contest the re-
cent election, on the ground that it was illegal
for bis opponent 20 have his name on the
tckets OF two parties.
Orlando N. Nicholas, An Omaha postal
clerk, has a warrant Issued for his arrest ON
the charge Of forging the postmester's name
TO stolen money orders. He has skipped.
The railroad grading camps in Custer
county furnish frst-class material for a hos
pltal In Broken Bow. Three MANNED and
mashed victims were hauled iato town last
week.
An effort was made Monday 10 send mail
from Omaha to Nebraska City by way Of the
Missouri Pacific. The bags were dumped out
at Weeping Water, pecause the route agent
had no orders.
Eight new paseepg caches, OF the Pul!-
man manufacture, were received Sunday at
Lincoln for the Burlington and Missouri rail
road. They are said to be the finest on any
road ia the state.
In const quepce Of the low water In the
river one Of the suction pipes OF the city
water-Eorks pumps at Omaha is exposed
above the water, and has to be connected by a
| siphon with the river.
p. G. Peter son, Of Oakland, was arrested
Tuesday evening for selling liquor In that
place, aud Ave indictments were found
against him The saloons were voted out OF
oakland Last spring, and the Temperance
| people OF that place are making a desperate
endesyor to exterminate the whisky clement.
The marriage of Mis- Jennie Johnson, who
eloped with John V. Z. Cherritt, at Nebraska
City, about four months ago, has been an
MULE d on the grounds that the lady was IN
sane at the time the marriage was contracted,
shlckle, Harrison j Howard, 81. Louis
Iron company, have filed a mechanics Her
against the entire property OF the Hastings
Water-works company, for $S, s9e. SO claimed
by them as du. for material furnished In the
construction Of the water-works.
Elijah Hack, q youth OF nineteen years, was
struck In the face with a chair by q cattle
feeder named Fields, al Deblltt, last Wednes
day, breaking several bones OF his face and
nose and knocking him insensible. His as
sailans was arrested and placed under 81 ,OC(
tonds.
The block Of buildings In which were 10
Gated the postofice, bank and several othel
business roome, at Doniphan, was burned te
the ground last Friday night. The hre wa,
csuesd by burglars, who first blew open The
safe In the postofr flee and then fred the build
Ing. Loss, sl2, oC0; insurance, 1850.
Miss L'zzie Trahne, daughter OF the snper
inten,ient Of the poor farm At Wahoo, hal
mysterious,y disappeared and every effort II
G=eertsin her whereabouts has proven In vain
She was to have been married Sunday to 8
man OF her parents choice and not hers, anc
IL Is alleged that this IL the reason Of her dis
appearance.
The following are TIE Nebraska Issues .ot
pensions: OrIginsl-W William II. Gregsor
st. Paul; William II. Scott, Hastings. In
crease Joseph Teetcr, Lincoln; Columbus
C. CRAZY, CulbeIteon; Ell Masters, Osalalla
Frank Monha. Ltt soln; Emlline c. widow o.
Levi s. Dtnkwster, Prairie Star; Lafsyeit,
Muusell, Red Cloud. Original--Jscob Kind
schec, Guide Rock. Increased.-Thomas j.
MsssmaD, Anslcy.
A Nebraska City special says: Lon Monr
and John HUFF, wood choppers, on returning
from work Saturday last, discovered that
some one had made an attempt 10 break oper
the door Of their hut, and tracks In the fresf
earth about the place indicated that their Wis
itor had been there very recently. While
Nom entered, Huff went In search OF III,
depredator and, having beaten about In til,
brush and underground fox more than half AZ
hour IN all directions was about 10 give vi
bis search and return home when he STUMBLED
over the form Of the NEST frightful and hide
Gus looking creature that ever met the gsz'
Of human eyes. he describes il as undoubt
edly OF human form Ia face aud BODY. but 81
frightfuiiy deformed as to leave only a fsin
resemblance. The body, as IA ss he ecu,
observe, was entirely naked and black anC
rough. The heal bore slight resenblsrc
to a negro, the eyes almost protruding from
their socket, and fangs stood out from a hoT
ribiy shaped mouth. The monstrosity in lc
comotioa used rs feet aud what were uL
doubleday rs arms, from the elbows to wher